Researchers who have claimed this convict
There are currently 3 researchers who have claimed James Littlejohn
- Researcher (Kody Everitt)
- Researcher (Tony Paul)
- Researcher (LEIGH-anne GEBERT)
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Biographies
James Littlejohn was born on the 23rd of January 1811 in Arbroath, Scotland. He was the fourth eldest child of James Littlejohn and Elizabeth Petrie.
On the 14th of December 1829, James was convicted at the Perth Court of Justice, for the theft of a quantity of brass wire from the Spinning Mill owned by James Campbell on Lindsay Street, St Vigeans where he had been employed as a weaver for some time prior. He received a sentence of fourteen years transportation to Van Diemens land and departed from Plymouth, England aboard the prison ship 'Sir Charles Forbes' on the 5th of April 1930. The ship arrived at Hobart on the 26th of July 1830, he was designated as prisoner No.517 and assigned to labor on public works under Mr Nightingale.
On the 5th of June 1833 James was charged with distributing a quantity of Master Nightingale's flour to members of a chain gang, as punishment he was imprisoned for six months hard labor with the Richmond chain gang. In 1836 he was granted a ticket of leave and received a full conditional pardon on the 30th of July 1844 stating 'Held his Ticket of Leave the ordinary period and with the strong testimonials in his favor and good police character, evidently a proper person to be entrusted with a Pardon'. Afterwards James became a boat builder on the Franklin River in Huon, Tasmania. On the 14th of February 1855, at St. Mary's Church Huon, he married Mary Jane Gergison, born 17th of April 1838 in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland to George Gergison and Mary Murphy, though Mary Jane and James became estranged at some point prior to 1860, with no offspring resulting from the marriage.
On the 22nd of November 1862, James married Margaret Kearns, born 24th of January 1837 in Wicklow, Ireland to John Kearns and Johanna McDonald. From 1861 to 1881 James and Margaret had produced twelve children together. James died in Huon, Tasmania on the 12th of February 1894 as a result of 'Senile Decay'. His wife Margaret died on the 3rd of September 1894 due to a cerebral congestion.
Submitted by Researcher (Kody Everitt) on 16 July 2015
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/7, p.296
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